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250 November 10, 1943 A regular meeting, of' the Executive Committee of' P. Lori7~.lard~CompaqY was held today at the office of the Compaqy, 119 West 40th Street, New York City. There were present Messrs.: G. H. HummeT H. A. Kent H. S. Bowling J. S. Freeman F. Hopewell J. T. Keel H. F. Temple T. L. Perkins, Asst. Secretary Mr. Hummel,, Chairmany presidediand the Assistant Secretary acted as. Secretary of the meeting. On motion dialv made and seconded, the reading of the minutes of the previous meet3aag, was dispensed with. On motion of Mr. Bowling, seccnded by Mr. Keel, it was uman3mously RESOLVED: That the employment of T.T. Patterson as Assistant Super- visor on the Flue-Cured and Burley markets, for a period of'approximately four months begimting November 1,, 1943, 'at a salary at the rate of 000 per month, be and the same herebyr, is im all respects approved, ratifiedr andi confirmed.. On motion of 1Br. Keel, seconded by Mr. Temple, it was unanimously RESOLVED: That the following empi.oyments at the New York Office be, and the same hereby are iniall respects approved, ratified, and conf:irmed: At the rate of : Effective:. Stephen P. Stevenson $30 per week 10/18/43 Miss Ann Morales 30' Mrs. Anne Burns 28 10/20/43 ~ Miss Rosalie Bienstock 25 10/21/43 " June Fortier 25 " " 10/26/43 c~! " Lucille N. Nielsen 28 " " 10/2'7/43 ~ Mrs. Alice K. Grad' 30 On motion of'Mr. Temp]1e,, seconded by Mr. Hopewell,, it was unanimously RP'~SOLYED!: That the following, empl:oyments of salesmen, as listedi be- low, with the authorization of'the Sales Dept. and the approval of Hi. A. Kent, President, and J. S. Freeman, Vfice-President, be and the same hereby are in all respects approved,, ratified, and!confirmed: At the rate of: Effective: Melvin DuYPayne Bagenstos $25 per week 11/8/43 Wiley J. Davis 25 On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded by Mr. Hopewe3l, it was ,37u+nimous],y RESOLVED: That the following,incresses in salary of'salesmen„ each effective November 15,, 1943, being, incident to the terms of' salary agree- ments or to established salary rate schedules covering work assignments and in operation of an established plan of'salary increases based upon merit and/or length of service within established rate ranges,, be and the same hereby are in i respects approved, ratified, and confirmed: From the rate of: To the rate of: Derald Jacob Eshelman $28 ger week $30S ~er week ~~o~n Oscar~ 1Pilliam E'.d~xard ierney 2~ " " 28, " "

On motion of lltt. Freema.n, seconded by Mr. Keel, it was unanimously RESOLVED': That the increase in salary of'Miguel Dancausse, promoted to foreman of the Engineering Dept. at the Old Gold' Branch, from the rate of' ltli.10 per hour, to the rate of $50 per week, effective November 11, 1943, be and the same herebyr is in al7l respects approved',, ratified,, and confirmed. On motion of Mr. Kent, seconded'by Mr. Hopewell, the following advertising expenditures were in all respects approved, ratiified!, and confirmed: Estimate No. 150 of J. Walter Thompson Company dlated' November 3, 1943, ccovering advertising of OLD GOZD'Cigarettes in "The Playbill" from November 21,, 1943 throug~i July 2, 1944, at a cost of $7, 502'.2Ei. Contracts dated November 4, 1943'covering advertising of Cbmpany products in regular issues of' the following,trade, association,, and union publications during 1944t Burley TobaccoBulletin,, Greeneville„ Tenn. at a cost of $100.00 Cigar & Tobacco Journal, M3.nneapolis, Minn. n " " " $1,50!.00 Retail Tobacconist,, New York City,, N. Y. " " " "' $758.03 Southern Tobacco Journal, Winston-Salem, N.C. " " " n $199.92 Tobacco Jobber, Nevr, York C3;ty,, N. Y. " ""' "' $291,.00 T'he Tobacco L'eaf', Now York City, N.Y: n n n e $952.00, The TobaceoiRecordy, Saugerties„ N.Y. " n n n $520.00 The Tobacco World, Philadelphia, Pa. " n n n$2,4p;-00, U.S. Tbbacco JournaL, New York City, 1J!.Y. " "' "' "$1716,.00 Western Tobacco Journal, Cincinnati, Ohio n n n n $275.00 The Tobacco and Candy Retailer, Cleveland, Ohio " ""' " $1:80.00 The Retail Stationer, New York City, N. Y. " " n n $260.00 Tri Boro BuUetiiny, Brooklyn, N. Y. n n n n $300.00 Tbbacco Retailer of' New Jersey, Jersey City,N.J. " n" n $300'.00 The Long, Island Merchandiser, Jamaica, N.Y. " n " n $200.00 The Independent Retail Tobacconists Assn. Adv. Service Inc., New York Cityn n n " $300.00 Contract dated'November l., 1943' and supplement thereto dated November 5, 1943 covrering advertising of' Company products in regular iissues of trade publication "Tobacco", New York City, N.Y., during, 1944, at a cost of $910. Contract dated'November 1, 19L,3 for a full page advertisement in the year book of' the 0klahoma Association of Tobacco Distributors Inc., at a cost of $100. On motion duly made and seconded, the meeting, adjourned. //. ~0; ~; Assistant Secretary i